Many organizations have embraced DevOps and adopted technologies like Kubernetes, cloud computing, and Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools like Terraform or Pulumi. Despite these efforts, they often face challenges in delivering on the promises of DevOps and cloud native. Platform engineering emerges as the next step in the evolution, breaking down barriers and empowering developers to bring software to the market faster and more efficiently. In this course, Platform Engineering: The Big Picture, you’ll explore platform engineering and discover how it can elevate cloud-native development, making developers’ lives easier while achieving new heights in software delivery. First, you’ll explore what platform engineering is and its benefits. Next, you’ll discover platform engineering tooling and architecture. Finally, you’ll understand internal developer platforms, how to manage a platform as a product, and how to adopt platform engineering. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge of platform engineering needed to take the next steps with it.
Author Name: Steve Buchanan
Author Description:
Steve Buchanan is a Principal PM Manager with a leading global tech giant focused on improving the cloud. He is a Pluralsight author, the author of eight technical books, Onalytica’s Who’s Who in Cloud?-top 50, and a former 10-time Microsoft MVP. He has presented at tech events, including, DevOps Days, Open Source North, Midwest Management Summit (MMS), Microsoft Ignite, BITCon, Experts Live Europe, OSCON, Inside Azure management, keynote at Minnebar 18, and user groups. He has been a guest on… more

Table of Contents

• Course Overview
  1min
• Understanding Platform Engineering
  30mins
• Understanding Platform Engineering Architecture and Tooling
  28mins
• Adopting Platform Engineering and Next Steps
  23mins